Florida –
Jezebel, a general interest women's website published an article entitled,
"Florida Girl Faces Felony for Dating Female Classmate." The
article discussed how the 18-year-old girl was dating a 15-year-old girl
who she had met through varsity sports and classes at the Florida high
school the two girls attended. However, when the 15-year-old girl's
parents found out about their romantic relationship, they had the older
girl arrested on two counts of felony lewd and lascivious battery on a
child ages 12 to 16.

Now, the 18-year-old girl named Kaitlyn Hunt "Kate" must choose
whether to go to trial or accept a plea deal that would involve two years
of house arrest and one year of probation. If she goes to trial and is
convicted, she would have to register as a sex offender and could spend
up to 15 years in prison. Her parents hope that the growing publicity
shed on the case will pressure the state to drop her case.

Kaitlyn's father told
Jezebel in a phone interview that his daughter Kaitlyn grew close to her former
15-year-old girlfriend she met through being on the same varsity basketball
team and through classes at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian,
Florida. Kaitlyn met the younger girl through International Baccalaureate
courses, so they were peers in the same social circle. On Facebook Kate's
mother wrote about how the two girls hung out with the family at their
home and before basketball games. Since Kate's mother had seen the
other girl's father at sporting events, she assumed he knew about
their relationship. Kate's parents had talked to her about her relationship
and accepted it; they didn't think it was a big deal.

It was a big deal for the other girl's parents. When the girls'
basketball coach found out they were dating, she kicked Kate off the team
and told the younger girl's parents who went and told the police.
That is when Kate was arrested. "Kate was ripped out of our arms,
terrified, crying hysterically," said Kate's mother. "These
people never came to us as parents, never tried to speak to us, didn't
try to get the school involved to speak to us and tell us they had a problem
with the girls dating, not one single word."

Kate, who agreed to sever ties with her former girlfriend, was expelled
from school weeks before graduation. Some feel the state needs to use
taxpayers' money to prosecute real
criminals, not high school students who have never been in trouble a day in their lives.

The information on this website is for general information purposes only.
Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual
case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt
or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.